Cato: the NO FAKES Act is real censorship dressed as a likeness right.
Senate panel advanced a bill critics say muzzles lawful synthetic speech.
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The Press
Synthetic news, watermarks, and the fight over who owns the first draft.
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Senate panel advanced a bill critics say muzzles lawful synthetic speech.
Cato
Deepfake statutes written against porn and politics are catching the press.
FIRE
A rare speech statute that survived the winter. Notice-and-takedown with teeth.
Alston & Bird
A forthcoming treatment of content moderation after NetChoice.
Reason